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in new york, u.n. secretary general been key moon has described the massive flooding in pakistan as a slow-motion tsunami whose destructive powers will accumulate with time. ban speaking to the u.n. general assembly, which is meeting at this hour to decide how to respond to the humanitarian disaster. relief agencies have received half of the 350 million euros that are needed for the immediate relief effort. larger amounts of aid have started arriving, like this shipment from the german red cross. the destruction of the country's infrastructure is making it extremely difficult to deliver supplies to where they are needed. passengers aboard a train in southwestern china had a lucky escape when the were evacuated just before part of their train plunged into a river from a flood-damaged bridge. pillars supporting the bridge collapsed under the force of the flood water just as the train crossed. rescue workers managed to evacuate the passengers 18 minutes before the carriage as were swept 200 meters down th
in new york, u.n. secretary general been key moon has described the massive flooding in pakistan as a slow-motion tsunami whose destructive powers will accumulate with time. ban speaking to the u.n. general assembly, which is meeting at this hour to decide how to respond to the humanitarian disaster. relief agencies have received half of the 350 million euros that are needed for the immediate relief effort. larger amounts of aid have started arriving, like this shipment from the german red...
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. >> a reporter speaking to us from new york. europe's biggest insurer announced a net drop as a result of lower gains on assets in investments and large payouts in connection with natural disasters. it has gained from selling shares in the industrial bank of china. they also came in lower than expected. the company did earn over 1 billion year rose in the april through june. it confirmed it expects to hit its full-year profit target. on friday's market action, european exchanges posted gains. we are looking pretty good friday. then they fell in reaction to the unexpected weak employment data out of the united states. a summary of the trading from frankfurt. >> it did not help the german stock engine that until this friday many companies came to the market with strong earnings reports. this afternoon trading, the news from the united states that fewer jobs were created in the u.s. than anticipated spoiled the party for traders also here in frankfurt. the? plunged into negative territory. at least on a weekly scale, the performanc
. >> a reporter speaking to us from new york. europe's biggest insurer announced a net drop as a result of lower gains on assets in investments and large payouts in connection with natural disasters. it has gained from selling shares in the industrial bank of china. they also came in lower than expected. the company did earn over 1 billion year rose in the april through june. it confirmed it expects to hit its full-year profit target. on friday's market action, european exchanges posted...
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in new york, new data from the services sector, keeping traders on their toes. the dow did manage t tclose higher a few minutes ago at 10,680 points. euro is trading at a value of $1.3160. germany's major corporate ayers have poste stron quarterly results in this earnings season. one of the best performances has come from [unintelligible] >> the world has seen its fair share of natural disasters this year. that has meant more work for disaster analysts, as well as increased costs for their employers. all the same, the company did not have to worry, because its overall numbers for the first half of the year were very good. the week euro bolstered foreign earnings and investment ending -- investment earnings soared. liability costs have been huge. the reinsurer had to make payments totaling $1 billion for the earthquake in chile alone. >> we had an unexpectedly good result from capital investments, but we had an unexpectedly bad result on the payouts front. it could be like that in the second half, or it could turn around. we do not know. that is why we remain cau
in new york, new data from the services sector, keeping traders on their toes. the dow did manage t tclose higher a few minutes ago at 10,680 points. euro is trading at a value of $1.3160. germany's major corporate ayers have poste stron quarterly results in this earnings season. one of the best performances has come from [unintelligible] >> the world has seen its fair share of natural disasters this year. that has meant more work for disaster analysts, as well as increased costs for...
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and we see new york, the dow jones industrials ended the session a short while ago, down about 0.5%. finally, the hero is trading from $1.3185. the recent slew of natural disasters has taken its toll on european insurers. the world's largest reinsurance company estimates the total of 440 disasters caused some 53 billion a year rose in damages in the first half of this year. that does not include the most recent flooding on the german /polish border. >> the nice or river flooding has caused damage worth billions of years, but it is still much less in the historic flooding in 2002. munich re, a close vote -- cool leader in reinsurance, estimates the damages will be 10% of what they were in 2002. but analysts are reckoning in an overall increase in natural disaster liability. >> we had the largest data base of damage-relevant natural occurrences. the number and severity have increased in recent years, especially natural disasters associated with the weather. >> that means more liabilities for insurance companies, but they also expect it to mean more customers, especially in germany. >>
and we see new york, the dow jones industrials ended the session a short while ago, down about 0.5%. finally, the hero is trading from $1.3185. the recent slew of natural disasters has taken its toll on european insurers. the world's largest reinsurance company estimates the total of 440 disasters caused some 53 billion a year rose in damages in the first half of this year. that does not include the most recent flooding on the german /polish border. >> the nice or river flooding has...
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in new york, retailer earnings back to the market, dow jones up to 10,405. the euro is trading at $1.2878. japan's government is examining economic boosting strategies. the current strength of currency is causing concern about export profitability. economic growth was stagnant in japan in the second quarter. japanese are jittery. on tuesday, the nikkei index dropped to its lowest level in 8 months. general motors is expected to file for a public offering in the coming days. this comes just over a year after they emerged from bankruptcy. they hope to raise enough money to allow the government to sell some stake in gm. >> gm recalled 240,000 suv's because seatbelt damage could prevent safety. the announcement comes as gm prepares to return to wall street. gm hopes its ipo will go to $20 billion and reduce the u.s. government's majority stake in the biggest automaker. one year ago, gm incurred $10 billion in losses last quarter. since then, a restructuring plan has started showing results, with gm showing the first profit in 6 years. the ipo will help raise cap
in new york, retailer earnings back to the market, dow jones up to 10,405. the euro is trading at $1.2878. japan's government is examining economic boosting strategies. the current strength of currency is causing concern about export profitability. economic growth was stagnant in japan in the second quarter. japanese are jittery. on tuesday, the nikkei index dropped to its lowest level in 8 months. general motors is expected to file for a public offering in the coming days. this comes just over...
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. >> earlier, i spoke to our "new york times" corresponded and asked, given the scale of the attacks, what are the coalition and iraqi security officials saying about iraq's ability to deal with the security situation in the country? >> it is clearly demoralizing for the iraqi security forces to cease such an assault in their ranks. what is interesting is some of the bomb scenes today, the one in baghdad in particular where the police station was destroyed, police and soldiers started fighting. they fired in the air. punches were thrown. in the chaos and confusion in the ranks of the security forces, they accomplish that at least at this scene at the police station in baghdad. >> thank you. turning now to afghanistan where two spanish officers and an interpreter were killed after an afghan police recruit their training turned on them and opened fire. the incident sparked a large protest outside the spanish base in the province were hundreds of demonstrators tried to storm the conflict -- the complex. a local health director says 25 people were wounded in the process. the united nation
. >> earlier, i spoke to our "new york times" corresponded and asked, given the scale of the attacks, what are the coalition and iraqi security officials saying about iraq's ability to deal with the security situation in the country? >> it is clearly demoralizing for the iraqi security forces to cease such an assault in their ranks. what is interesting is some of the bomb scenes today, the one in baghdad in particular where the police station was destroyed, police and...
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. >>> new york sed jeweler tiffany is ringing up big sales and the company boosted profits by 20% in the second quarter, making $67 million. customers in europe and asia are buying more expensive items. business especially good in china, where the company has 12 outlets. its test sre oned recently in shanghai. >>> bahn has completed its acquisition of arriva, who has some 42,000 employees in europe. i>> london's hallmark double decker buses are now driving the deutsche bahn. so are these trains, which is part of the takeover. that is costing the national rail operator 2.8 billion euros, a hefty price tag considering ar-15 billion in the red. but arriva promises access to new markets. one of the biggest transport companies, they operate truss at -- train and bus services, but that will have to divest their operations after ruling by competition regulators. they said it will boost their position on european market, but observers think there may be another reason behind the takeover. with its portis acquisition, the german rail operator may have its sights on the u.s. or india, where th
. >>> new york sed jeweler tiffany is ringing up big sales and the company boosted profits by 20% in the second quarter, making $67 million. customers in europe and asia are buying more expensive items. business especially good in china, where the company has 12 outlets. its test sre oned recently in shanghai. >>> bahn has completed its acquisition of arriva, who has some 42,000 employees in europe. i>> london's hallmark double decker buses are now driving the deutsche...
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in new york, a mixed batch of weak economic data. the dow closed a short time ago at 10,336 points. the euro is trading at a value of a $1. wheat prices have risen to a 22- month high. there were fears of a meager harvest this year. extremely wet weather has damaged fields and in other parts of the world. >> they need just the right mix of sun and rain. the record heat wave has led to a drought decimating the crops. to make matters worse, while fires have scorched some farmland. canada is also a key wheat producer. severe weather has slashed the harvest by about a third. wheat prices are on the rise again. in july, the source -- prices rose 40%. food riots broke out in places like haiti as prices for wheat and related agricultural commodities soared through the roof. experts said the current price conditions will not reach 2008 levels were high demand and speculation on the markets and drove prices up of control. the current problem is tied to lower output. weather conditions may improve in russia. there is a chance that some of this year's harvest can be saved. >> security services
in new york, a mixed batch of weak economic data. the dow closed a short time ago at 10,336 points. the euro is trading at a value of a $1. wheat prices have risen to a 22- month high. there were fears of a meager harvest this year. extremely wet weather has damaged fields and in other parts of the world. >> they need just the right mix of sun and rain. the record heat wave has led to a drought decimating the crops. to make matters worse, while fires have scorched some farmland. canada is...
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new york state does have shale gas supplies, and the elected officials and regulators in new york state are carefully studying the shale gas technology to determine what permitting process they want to employ and what restrictions they're going to place on producers. but we do think that in the long run if the state government in new york will allow drilling for natural gas supplies that are indigenous to the state of new york that's going to have an immediate and positive impact on customers' bills. host: what do you think the percentage would be? have you done any research, any studies on how much that could reduce a customer's bill? guest: i think it's really going to depend upon what sort of cost implications we're going to see from the regulations that are going to be imposed on the producers. so probably a little early to tell. host: on the transportation costs of getting these resources to you so that you can turn around and give it to the customers, is that your largest cost for run of theeg -- running these companies? guest: it's buying the natural gas supply itself. the next b
new york state does have shale gas supplies, and the elected officials and regulators in new york state are carefully studying the shale gas technology to determine what permitting process they want to employ and what restrictions they're going to place on producers. but we do think that in the long run if the state government in new york will allow drilling for natural gas supplies that are indigenous to the state of new york that's going to have an immediate and positive impact on customers'...
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in new york, the dow jones closed a few minutes ago basically flat, still negative. the euro trading at $1.3185. >>> the ecb has held interest rates at their record lows of 1% at their regular press conference. jean-claude trichet ays the bankelievesaftea good second quarter, the third quarter is looking better than expected. this comes amid easing fears of the sovereign debt situation in some eurozone nations, which recently led to a weakening of the euro and high volatility on equity markets. >>> the european union and the imf said they are satisfied with what the government has done in greece to tackle their debt crisis and as a result athens has qualified for the next payout to help its recovery of the budget crisis. >> greece has received another boost in its efforts to stave off bankruptcy. the imf and the eurozone have given the green light to borrow another 9 billion euros in september, the second installment in the 110 billion euro rescue package. payments will continue three years, as long as greece continues to pass the tests by the delegation. the greek f
in new york, the dow jones closed a few minutes ago basically flat, still negative. the euro trading at $1.3185. >>> the ecb has held interest rates at their record lows of 1% at their regular press conference. jean-claude trichet ays the bankelievesaftea good second quarter, the third quarter is looking better than expected. this comes amid easing fears of the sovereign debt situation in some eurozone nations, which recently led to a weakening of the euro and high volatility on equity...
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day of about 1.5%, 6351, and the euro stoxx 50 index of leing blue-chip stocks closed up 1.7%, and in new york, the dow industrials have are clearly up about 0.4%, and on the currency markets, the euro is currently trading 4 $1.32. the german electronicsg industry is growing rapidly now, and in june, the sector reported a 40% increase in orders month-on- month. the trade association says this is the largest jump in revenue since the beginning of the year. it is a much needed turnaround after last year's recession. in 2009, german companies were operating at 70% capacity. now, most firms are back operating at 86% capacity. the future of the bankrupt german department store chain and its 25,000 employees is still undecided. an investor says that he has not yet signed the takeover contract with their creditors to close this deal. and time is running out. >> the deadline for signing the deal passed on sunday night, but the investor is still in the race. the company creditors still feel his concept is worth seeing through and have given the administrators permission to seek a fresh extension.
day of about 1.5%, 6351, and the euro stoxx 50 index of leing blue-chip stocks closed up 1.7%, and in new york, the dow industrials have are clearly up about 0.4%, and on the currency markets, the euro is currently trading 4 $1.32. the german electronicsg industry is growing rapidly now, and in june, the sector reported a 40% increase in orders month-on- month. the trade association says this is the largest jump in revenue since the beginning of the year. it is a much needed turnaround after...
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in new york, the dow industrials currently down about.5%. on the currency markets, the euro is trading for $1.2820. >> germany's second-biggest insurance company announced profits for the first half of this business year. operating profit was up more than 20% year on year to almost 5 billion year rose. sales were also up more than 12%. rwe remains cautious about the rest of the year. one reason is the government's plan to introduce a new tax f nuclear fuel that could cost the industry billions of duress. the german fertilizing group kns is rising from profits in agricultural commodities. the announced profits of 155 mimiion euros in the second quarter, an eightfold increase compared with last year. sales of potash and magnesium products were strongest. the company is one of the world's biggest fertilizer producers and expects demand i europe a nor ameca t rise this coming autumn. the international labor organization says that global youth unemployment has reached record levels. over 80 million, around 13%, of the world's 15 to 24-year-olds a
in new york, the dow industrials currently down about.5%. on the currency markets, the euro is trading for $1.2820. >> germany's second-biggest insurance company announced profits for the first half of this business year. operating profit was up more than 20% year on year to almost 5 billion year rose. sales were also up more than 12%. rwe remains cautious about the rest of the year. one reason is the government's plan to introduce a new tax f nuclear fuel that could cost the industry...
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in new york, investors were encouraged by solid corporate results including hsbc in europe. the dow jones closed a short time ago, up by about 2%. in currency markets, the euro trading at a volume of -- a value of $1.3171. one of the german government's leading economic advisers is calling for a large increase in domestic pay wages. the proposal for companies to boost wages by as much as 3% has been dismissed as unrealistic by many managers. but they believe businesses can afford it and the economy will benefit if workers have more buying power. >> workers like these deserve a big pay hike. that is the opinion of a growing number of economists in germany. in recent years, the country's planned and electrical engineering sectors offered only a small pay increases. it is similar in other industries including the services sector. in early 2008, wages in germany were rising at a annual pace of around 3%. the rate of increase then slowed sharply and has only begun to recover in recent months. proponents of big races contend that higher incomes would stimulate consumption, because
in new york, investors were encouraged by solid corporate results including hsbc in europe. the dow jones closed a short time ago, up by about 2%. in currency markets, the euro trading at a volume of -- a value of $1.3171. one of the german government's leading economic advisers is calling for a large increase in domestic pay wages. the proposal for companies to boost wages by as much as 3% has been dismissed as unrealistic by many managers. but they believe businesses can afford it and the...
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the new york mosque thing. obama has reached out to the muslim world, and i find it tragic and the sense that we have turned it on its head and made it backwards. guest: it's been good to see that there are a lot of u.s. efforts to reach out to the islamic community. obviously, much more could be done. having worked in tribal areas, part of tribal culture is that you dialogue, and build relationships. if there are to build factions that do not get along, but they will get together in a jurga, like a meeting of elders, and they should not leave that discussion until they come to a resolve. in the u.s., if we disagree, we hire an attorney or quit talking to each other. but i have learned that it is important that we dialogue with each other. i think the same thing with iran or other situations where it is tense. it is imperative. we do not have to agree or even like each other. but it is imperative that we have a dialogue. it is the pillar of tribal society. host: this is from "the new york times" to date -- expe
the new york mosque thing. obama has reached out to the muslim world, and i find it tragic and the sense that we have turned it on its head and made it backwards. guest: it's been good to see that there are a lot of u.s. efforts to reach out to the islamic community. obviously, much more could be done. having worked in tribal areas, part of tribal culture is that you dialogue, and build relationships. if there are to build factions that do not get along, but they will get together in a jurga,...
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buffalo, new york, edward, republican mike. go ahead. caller: i think we need to address the -- behind the financial issue. the basis of any civilization is the family. i think our problem in our nation is more of a standard and immorality it and a family issue. i think america is getting morally bankrupt and if we tend to our families at home and tried to get peace here and not in iraq and around the world, get a piece here first, and then work out word instead of outward and inward, if we could just rally that to gather and not have our attention is diverted here and there and work under some basics -- throw out of the credit-card, pay with cash. and the traditional institutions -- real quick -- learning used to be in our country, school, family, church and now replaced by movies, internet, and sell phones and blackberrys and our attention and our focus -- your focus determines your reality. host: we will leave it there. "the new york times" has a piece, white house memo on president obama's vacation. it is called a vacation but for th
buffalo, new york, edward, republican mike. go ahead. caller: i think we need to address the -- behind the financial issue. the basis of any civilization is the family. i think our problem in our nation is more of a standard and immorality it and a family issue. i think america is getting morally bankrupt and if we tend to our families at home and tried to get peace here and not in iraq and around the world, get a piece here first, and then work out word instead of outward and inward, if we...
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host: and it is the front page of "the new york daily news." what is the significance of having a white house photographer taking this photo versus some other news organization? guest: this is a white house that has billed themselves as the most transparent white house ever. we have to take them at their word. the second is a little humorous as you remember when the president took a trip to hawaii after the election in 2008, there was photos of him shirtless in hawaii, and there was a joke that the president wanted to avoid that and and by handing out one photo, we don't see him shirtless on the beach. host: and the president talking about his determination to make sure the gulf coast is cleaned up and also pointing out that it is just over a month since that well has stopped leaking oil. here is more from the president yesterday. >> the cleanup effort and beaches along the gulf coast are clean, safe and open for business. that is one of the reasons we're here. the governors and mayors invited us down to enjoy the beach and the water to let our
host: and it is the front page of "the new york daily news." what is the significance of having a white house photographer taking this photo versus some other news organization? guest: this is a white house that has billed themselves as the most transparent white house ever. we have to take them at their word. the second is a little humorous as you remember when the president took a trip to hawaii after the election in 2008, there was photos of him shirtless in hawaii, and there was a...
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the president cannot be deciding new york or make a point which should have been in new york city. host: we will continue talking about this last u.s. combat brigade leaving iraq. bernard in north carolina. good morning. caller: give me the second to make my statement. can you hear me? you have to have a two-minute max ticker so someone can get their thoughts out in two minutes. if they cannot get it done in two minutes, too bad. i think it is a good thing. greta and -- you spend too much time obama bashing. i do not know why you have to keep bashing the president. sent 33,000 more troops and afghanistan but i did not basham for everything. some things he does pretty good and some things are questionably. i have no party affiliation. host: the hosts of this program read the newspapers, not in an effort to tell you our opinion or c-span's opinion, we don't have an opinion but we are putting it out there to let you know what other people are reading, what is in the newspapers, and you can make a decision and called us up and give it to us and have the rest of the viewers know what yo
the president cannot be deciding new york or make a point which should have been in new york city. host: we will continue talking about this last u.s. combat brigade leaving iraq. bernard in north carolina. good morning. caller: give me the second to make my statement. can you hear me? you have to have a two-minute max ticker so someone can get their thoughts out in two minutes. if they cannot get it done in two minutes, too bad. i think it is a good thing. greta and -- you spend too much time...
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next up is new york, new york, independent line. good morning. caller: good morning. how are you? there are a few things. one, we need to look at our history as a nation. ethics is a funny thing when it comes to hamiltonian democracy. the government decided that a select few all family makes the decision. [unintelligible] ethics the main driving force in washington in our history? under clinton he was trading positions for support. until money is separated out of the picture and an equal playing field is given to all people, they have a set amount of money to run and that is an issue that they do not have to placate until there is such a time that we expect this situation. i have to agree with the other callers as well. until reform takes place, we will have these issues. i would like to say that we always had problems with charlie rangel since the 1980's when times were really rough. in fact, we looked down upon the charlie rangel because he was not doing enough for the community during those difficult times. host: next is philadelphia, pa., on a line for democrats. caller: the m
next up is new york, new york, independent line. good morning. caller: good morning. how are you? there are a few things. one, we need to look at our history as a nation. ethics is a funny thing when it comes to hamiltonian democracy. the government decided that a select few all family makes the decision. [unintelligible] ethics the main driving force in washington in our history? under clinton he was trading positions for support. until money is separated out of the picture and an equal...
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most go let's look at a top "the new york times" -- host: lets look at a top" new york times -- let's look at a top "the new york times" story this morning. have you experienced a reduction in pay because of the economy? the numbers to call, for republicans, 202-737-0001. for democrats, 202-737-0002. for independents, 202-628-0205. you can, of course, find us online. the e-mail address is journal@c- span.org. we are also on twitter at twitter.com/c-spanwj. here is the story. "more workers take pay cuts, not furloughs. furloughs are being replaced by highly unusual tactics, actual cuts in pay. in cost-saving measures that are ultimately a last-ditch effort to avoid layoffs. a slight dip in overall wages and salaries in june. although the average hourly pay is still higher than when the recession began, the new wage rollback is a worry that the economy has got weaker. that people with spending are waiting for prices to drop further. a familiar idea for those following the housing market. looking at how companies, states, and city governments are dealing with this issue of tightening bud
most go let's look at a top "the new york times" -- host: lets look at a top" new york times -- let's look at a top "the new york times" story this morning. have you experienced a reduction in pay because of the economy? the numbers to call, for republicans, 202-737-0001. for democrats, 202-737-0002. for independents, 202-628-0205. you can, of course, find us online. the e-mail address is journal@c- span.org. we are also on twitter at twitter.com/c-spanwj. here is the...
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. -- new york. caller: president obama mentioned repatriation of sales taxes on products manufactured overseas by american corporations. in other words, the jobs were shipped of america beginning with nafta. those corporations and businesses overseas, there are no taxes on those products coming back to america. so what did america get for losing all of the top jobs, taxes, local, municipal products that would have been developed, product research -- incredible amounts of money lost because of nafta. the products made over there are not taxed and there are no taxes coming back to the united states. any sales made on products from american corporations goes to offshore banking. host: later on in the program the are going to have the national association of manufacturers un, and they are calling for increasing exports. one way to do that is to pass the free trade agreement with south korea and other countries. what would you say to that? caller: we have to manage our trade. naphtha was an open-door pol
. -- new york. caller: president obama mentioned repatriation of sales taxes on products manufactured overseas by american corporations. in other words, the jobs were shipped of america beginning with nafta. those corporations and businesses overseas, there are no taxes on those products coming back to america. so what did america get for losing all of the top jobs, taxes, local, municipal products that would have been developed, product research -- incredible amounts of money lost because of...
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nathan, buffalo, new york. caller: in regards to no child left behind, there was a caller from buffalo lose city was a schoolteacher in the system. in various areas of the buffalo area there is a lack of concern for well-being and education to the high-school level in this buffalo region. along with high poverty, there is your issue. regarding the no child left behind act, of atlanta, ga., recently disclosing information as the difficulties regarding the no child left behind act with measures not acknowledged in certain regions, categories, and areas that need to be re- evaluated. regarding college education, it really needs to be about zero and $100,000 before he can reap the benefits of going to school for those benefits. thank you for c-span. i would like to listen to anyone comment on that. caller: ought we are talking about the president's -- host: we are talking about the president's goal of increasing graduation rates for colleges by 2020. "president obama shared an enthusiastic handshake and hearty clas
nathan, buffalo, new york. caller: in regards to no child left behind, there was a caller from buffalo lose city was a schoolteacher in the system. in various areas of the buffalo area there is a lack of concern for well-being and education to the high-school level in this buffalo region. along with high poverty, there is your issue. regarding the no child left behind act, of atlanta, ga., recently disclosing information as the difficulties regarding the no child left behind act with measures...
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physically in new york and we all cried for new york and for those people but we were all ladled with fear that day as to when the next thing would happen. and i truly, truly am a collision and believe in freedom of religion. but the people who put the spin on it that's the only thing is about, are wrong. there should be tolerance on the both sides and i see only we have the right to do it and we're going to do it. i have heard that muslim is peaceful and do not want to offend people when you go in their country and you live in their country and make it yours. i hope the muslims that are really feeling that way will stand up and say that, just don't be in our faces about this. that was a terrible day. people have forgotten and i hope that we will never forget. we'll just continue to be in people's hearts and continue to love our country. thank you. host: usa today suggests the emotions extend pe beyond a reasonable doubt the mosque debate. here's the cover story today the at ground zero. moss success one point of contention in this, he suggests there's equally heated debate on a 9/11
physically in new york and we all cried for new york and for those people but we were all ladled with fear that day as to when the next thing would happen. and i truly, truly am a collision and believe in freedom of religion. but the people who put the spin on it that's the only thing is about, are wrong. there should be tolerance on the both sides and i see only we have the right to do it and we're going to do it. i have heard that muslim is peaceful and do not want to offend people when you...
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she starts her column in "the new york times" this way. to talk about this is the most depressing august in the history of summer. when you think about his case about rational optimism, a lot of reviews about his book. we covered him in the video you saw and it is on our book tv web site. on "the american conservative," this is a little bit of what they read about it. -- write about it. brendan o'neill goes on to write -- it is based on a historical analysis of what is unique about human beings and why we were able to improve our living standards. this contrast between how we live today and how people lived a few decades ago should be enough to perk up even the most miserable of miserable. yes, there is no poverty, especially in africa, but overall "this generation of human beings have access to more calories, lumen hours, square feet, gigabytes, megahertz, light years, nanometers, bushels per acre, mpg, air miles, and of course, dollars, than any before." that is one of review in "the american conservative." we will show you a very differ
she starts her column in "the new york times" this way. to talk about this is the most depressing august in the history of summer. when you think about his case about rational optimism, a lot of reviews about his book. we covered him in the video you saw and it is on our book tv web site. on "the american conservative," this is a little bit of what they read about it. -- write about it. brendan o'neill goes on to write -- it is based on a historical analysis of what is...
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host: new york state, republican line. caller: i have no problem with these unmanned aircraft and all that, although they are extremely expensive. my question is that as we go and are gathering intelligence in iraq or afghanistan, it is a really hairy kind of situation. some of these people don't mean us harm. some of them and do. at the top of a dime they can basically blend in with the background. they know their territory, they know how to put the gun down and walk around like a normal civilian. how in the world are we ever going to know that this war has come to an end, first of all? second of all, it is kind of like if we americans really did not want them to be able to come over to our country and do us harm, then we could prevent them from getting tickets to our country, we could prevent them from getting over by the sea. i know that they have an awful situation going on in there, they have horrible people who would come over and rape and pillage and just make our lives miserable. it is good that we went over there
host: new york state, republican line. caller: i have no problem with these unmanned aircraft and all that, although they are extremely expensive. my question is that as we go and are gathering intelligence in iraq or afghanistan, it is a really hairy kind of situation. some of these people don't mean us harm. some of them and do. at the top of a dime they can basically blend in with the background. they know their territory, they know how to put the gun down and walk around like a normal...
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people are slapping the new york state, new york city people in the face. i don't agree with that at all. host: all right. cleveland, ohio. a democrat line. last phone call on the tea party manifesto. what do you think? caller: i would like to say that i think the tea party really does have not just manifesto that it put on-line, they really have other things they are not saying. if they were really for what they are saying on a manifesto, they would have been doing something when george bush was an office because george bush was the one who took our surplus and turned it into a deficit. he was the one who went to war for reasons that were lies, and our deficit went completely out of control it and still is, the corruption in washington is what they all need to be concerned with because no matter what we think they want them to do they do what is in their best interests and not is what -- what is in their best interests. it's all right, karen. we will leave it there. the headline broke yesterday that china is becoming the second largest economy in the world
people are slapping the new york state, new york city people in the face. i don't agree with that at all. host: all right. cleveland, ohio. a democrat line. last phone call on the tea party manifesto. what do you think? caller: i would like to say that i think the tea party really does have not just manifesto that it put on-line, they really have other things they are not saying. if they were really for what they are saying on a manifesto, they would have been doing something when george bush...
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host: and that's auburn, new york. we're going to continue on this topic of an epidemic of thrift as you find in the pages of the times. maybe you want to read it for yourself. but this story was a side bar story statements made yesterday on his thoughts on the economy in wyoming. the front page of the "wall street journal" this morning, a story, the headline is "fed ponders bolder moves." can you talk about the securities aspect of one of the other proposals that mr. bernanke made about the tools that the federal reserve has to help the economy? guest: wole, the most important aspect of what the fed chairman discussed, the fed has the ability to buy more assets. that means the fed over the past couple of years has bought more than $1.7 trillion worth of securities and the purpose was to try to lower interest rates across the economy. it helps. morning rates are at all-time lows. a lot of lending rates are at lows. whaw what the chairman is saying they could come lower and the fed could support that by taking that step
host: and that's auburn, new york. we're going to continue on this topic of an epidemic of thrift as you find in the pages of the times. maybe you want to read it for yourself. but this story was a side bar story statements made yesterday on his thoughts on the economy in wyoming. the front page of the "wall street journal" this morning, a story, the headline is "fed ponders bolder moves." can you talk about the securities aspect of one of the other proposals that mr....
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charlie rangel's 80th birthday in new york. governor paterson, attorney general andrew cuomo, candidate. inside -- a party and a display of bravado. i like to read to you how this piece opens up. david dinkins turned to a heckler -- who said you are going to the party for a crook -- david dinkins put his middle finger of to the man for all to see. there is some photographs of charlie rangel talking last night, the company by his wife and daughter. he invoked his service in korea and with more and the picking and suggested he is not going to quit. the next telephone call is from alexandria, virginia. sylvia, democrats line. caller: i think we have a tendency to put our politicians on pedestals. we have done this to george washington, we have done this for abraham lincoln. and we cannot help it. that is the way we are. when we first elect somebody, we are truly enthusiastic. we put them on a pedestal and we slowly gets -- these are human beings. yes, i voted for president obama. i think -- i believe he is doing a good job. i know
charlie rangel's 80th birthday in new york. governor paterson, attorney general andrew cuomo, candidate. inside -- a party and a display of bravado. i like to read to you how this piece opens up. david dinkins turned to a heckler -- who said you are going to the party for a crook -- david dinkins put his middle finger of to the man for all to see. there is some photographs of charlie rangel talking last night, the company by his wife and daughter. he invoked his service in korea and with more...
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caller: i was in new york on 9/11. i lived in new york. during 9/11, it was people helping people. no color, no religion. it was everybody helping everybody. this is a sensitivity issue. not a religious issue or color issue. i don't think it should be built there on the basis of sensitivity in regard to other people's feelings host: you you are talking the specific site two blocks away? caller: move it some place else. the same way we were helping each other in new york during 9/ 9/11. host: good morning. caller: peace be with you. you know, peace is a state of being. presidents are like big league ball players. we want them to hit the long ball, grand slam. when going for the hit that they need, sometimes they walk or strike out. i'm a pastor. i pastor one world life systems. we are not an old world new world or third world. we are one world. we are a human people with divine spirits in us. we are not a christian nation. we have free dm of religion. when we are talking about the last caller saying what do the people want locally? we are not going to go out to ohio and tell them wh
caller: i was in new york on 9/11. i lived in new york. during 9/11, it was people helping people. no color, no religion. it was everybody helping everybody. this is a sensitivity issue. not a religious issue or color issue. i don't think it should be built there on the basis of sensitivity in regard to other people's feelings host: you you are talking the specific site two blocks away? caller: move it some place else. the same way we were helping each other in new york during 9/ 9/11. host:...
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host: mark from carmel, new york. caller: you made a statement about illegal immigrants being here, not a high threat to commit a crime. being here illegally itself is a crime. as far as technology security, i do not think that will work well. building a fence that would really keeping them out, manned by security cameras intermittently will it possibly be in better way than to spend money on technology. that is my statement. guest: first of all, i think there is a lot of confusion about ball. it is not a crime to be -- about the law. in is not a crime to be here illegally. -- is not a crime to be a very illegally, although the way that you come here does matter. the funds that we have does not prevent people from crossing the border. it delays them. to allay people's progress, so we have time to respond to a incursions over the fence. normally, that response is done by border control. technology can augment that because the offense. those three things together makes sense. you could conceive of hundreds of thousands
host: mark from carmel, new york. caller: you made a statement about illegal immigrants being here, not a high threat to commit a crime. being here illegally itself is a crime. as far as technology security, i do not think that will work well. building a fence that would really keeping them out, manned by security cameras intermittently will it possibly be in better way than to spend money on technology. that is my statement. guest: first of all, i think there is a lot of confusion about ball....
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this is the headline from "the new york times" this morning. why both parties want an economic fight by the way, the phone lines right now are being tweaked. we want to continue to take your phone calls. we will put them on the screen as soon as we get those fixed and we will get to your phone calls in just a minute. piece. wood's it goes on to talk about how republicans are advocating for tax cuts and democrats want to extend some of the tax cut for those that make less than 250,000. also mentioned mark zandi, our guest coming up. which issue will drive your vote in november? will it be the economy? will it be ethics? long beach, california. mary on the independent line. caller: i am an independent voter. i have a grandson in afghanistan. my issue is foreign-policy. how many awards are we going to go fight for the -- wars are we going to fight for the illegal occupation of israel? i vote on the candidate. i look through it and i see who takes money from aipac, who doesn't, who caters to the lobby and who does not. i can vote democrat, republic
this is the headline from "the new york times" this morning. why both parties want an economic fight by the way, the phone lines right now are being tweaked. we want to continue to take your phone calls. we will put them on the screen as soon as we get those fixed and we will get to your phone calls in just a minute. piece. wood's it goes on to talk about how republicans are advocating for tax cuts and democrats want to extend some of the tax cut for those that make less than 250,000....
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you're on with dick armey in new york. caller: thank you for c-span. this man here doing all the talking. he's without there put out there by the u.s. chamber of commerce to sabotage anything that this administration that's in power does. he's been at it since they got in office and he'll be doing it whenever they leave office. host: dick armey you an agent of the chamber? guest: i wrecken down in louisiana they are just not getting it well and i feel bad the guy's missed the point so much, because again, i work with real people, real activists from across the country who just simply believe in freedom, liberty and believe our government should have a responsible adult self-restraint on its own self-indulgences while it does things that must be done in the nation for the community effectively at a cost-effective basis. i don't know if we have any relationship to the chamber. once in a while we find ourselves on the same side of an issue. probably almost as often we find ourselves on different sides. so i don't know where this fellow gets his informatio
you're on with dick armey in new york. caller: thank you for c-span. this man here doing all the talking. he's without there put out there by the u.s. chamber of commerce to sabotage anything that this administration that's in power does. he's been at it since they got in office and he'll be doing it whenever they leave office. host: dick armey you an agent of the chamber? guest: i wrecken down in louisiana they are just not getting it well and i feel bad the guy's missed the point so much,...
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host: new york, new york, greg, your next on our independent line. caller: good morning. host: good morning. caller: i was just wondering if there have been studies done that showed the root of the problem is the high concentration of the greedy son of of guns on wall street? you cannot say you are not talking about that there, laurence, can you? there ain't no way in hell this is going to work, what you are talking about. guest: here is my bumper sticker. my bumper sticker is "reduce future budget deficits through in normal unemployment balanced budget rule, passed by congress." and stimulate today's economy to get the unemployment rate down. i know that is along bumper sticker. he would have to tailgate to see that. seriously, these are things i see looking out of the window. i see the capitol building. there may be some congressional staff ready to work. i of a few hours after the show. i would be glad to work on the statue's anytime today. so with a lot of other economists who would support one or both of these elements. so, no, we can do this. we can do both together
host: new york, new york, greg, your next on our independent line. caller: good morning. host: good morning. caller: i was just wondering if there have been studies done that showed the root of the problem is the high concentration of the greedy son of of guns on wall street? you cannot say you are not talking about that there, laurence, can you? there ain't no way in hell this is going to work, what you are talking about. guest: here is my bumper sticker. my bumper sticker is "reduce...
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that is "the new york times" this morning. the "the new york times" editorial is about the mideast peace talks. new chance for peace. mr. obama will kick the talks off wednesday night with a white house dinner. that will make for a fine ceremony and important symbolism, they write. -- on the republican line. what are your expectations for iraq? caller: i just can't understand how obama can be so concerned about the iraq war and how many people have been killed there and maybe killed now when he is not the least bit worried about all the babies he is allowing to be killed at this time everywhere? host: barry on the democratic line in philadelphia. caller: good morning. i'd love c-span and i think you are doing a wonderful job -- i love c-span. i am perturbed about how republican get on your line and the first thing they want to do is-democrats. the second caller called and complained about the first caller. the one that just hung up, the first thing she said is obama. they refuse to give them the they refuse to give them the di
that is "the new york times" this morning. the "the new york times" editorial is about the mideast peace talks. new chance for peace. mr. obama will kick the talks off wednesday night with a white house dinner. that will make for a fine ceremony and important symbolism, they write. -- on the republican line. what are your expectations for iraq? caller: i just can't understand how obama can be so concerned about the iraq war and how many people have been killed there and...
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host: melissa in buffalo, new york. caller: as far as the comments that we need to give obama more time, i believe he said before he became the other quick point before i ask my question is as far as alan greenspan pointed out robert giggs and saying he needs to revise, recently has nothing on his issues. if he should be called out for his conduct. i have seen very little criticism on the left concerning the racial policy scam that is being played with maxine waters and charlie rangel saying that they are being called out on ethics violations because they are african-american. . . if you don't serve him he won't be president is sort of asking to give them a license to, you know, support pharma and boeing just as the republicans looked to the war on terror. i think it's an unfortunate game that both parties are playing. i think it's the people that are getting trapped in the middle of it. host: next call for jane hamsher -- i'm also thankful for another television wen tv. unfortunately our various networks have worked to
host: melissa in buffalo, new york. caller: as far as the comments that we need to give obama more time, i believe he said before he became the other quick point before i ask my question is as far as alan greenspan pointed out robert giggs and saying he needs to revise, recently has nothing on his issues. if he should be called out for his conduct. i have seen very little criticism on the left concerning the racial policy scam that is being played with maxine waters and charlie rangel saying...
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host: "the new york times" as a series of photographs. this is a crowd estimated at between 100,000 to 300,000. david joins us from dayton, ohio, on the democrats line. caller: i think glenn beck and his ilk would love to turn this country into a theocracy. host: why do you say that? caller: they want to mix of government and religion. they want to put it in a cup and started tir it up. he brings van jones up on his show. host: dirk has this comment. "it is clear by the two rallies that the democrats are in for huge losses in washington. a couple thousand people at the rally of "reclaiming the drea." joe from denver, pennsylvania. good morning. caller: when i left the rally and i was trying to get in the metro, and a bunch of the sharpton organizers were handing out leaflets were waeriearing ce t-shirts. we know he was part of cuba's revolution. they tried to explain to the edge of a man he it -- they had killed his entire family when the revolution happened. the individual did not have any clue. he did not realize that che rivera was a r
host: "the new york times" as a series of photographs. this is a crowd estimated at between 100,000 to 300,000. david joins us from dayton, ohio, on the democrats line. caller: i think glenn beck and his ilk would love to turn this country into a theocracy. host: why do you say that? caller: they want to mix of government and religion. they want to put it in a cup and started tir it up. he brings van jones up on his show. host: dirk has this comment. "it is clear by the two...
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new york times in case you are interested in reading the whole thing. on the republican line, direct help for mortgage owners? caller: absolutely. i always had a problem he bailing out banks when it was 9 mortgage holders that had the problem. make all mortgages available at 2% interest to any american that wants to have it for, say, a year's time. people can get into something fixed. those of us that live within our means, it basically translates into a tax cut for us. host: good morning, democrat. caller: in a last republican gave me something to think about. i see merits on both sides of the argument to maybe help these people. to me if the banks could find a way to become equity partners. they could say we'll drop your principle in half. when you sell it, we get half. that way, it gets them out of trouble and makes the bank into a partnership relationship with these people. i'd love to hear a comment. host: what's your mortgage situation in l.a.? caller: to tell you the truth, i had an opportunity a couple years ago, i could have gotten one of those
new york times in case you are interested in reading the whole thing. on the republican line, direct help for mortgage owners? caller: absolutely. i always had a problem he bailing out banks when it was 9 mortgage holders that had the problem. make all mortgages available at 2% interest to any american that wants to have it for, say, a year's time. people can get into something fixed. those of us that live within our means, it basically translates into a tax cut for us. host: good morning,...
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for example the new york court of appeals which is the new york version of the state supreme court said a warrant is required under the new york state constitution for this monitoring. that means the u.s. supreme court can't review the decision because it is only concerned with the u.s. constitution. the effect is to say state police need a warrant, the f.b.i. would not but it not up to the u.s. supreme court so we are a couple of years from that. host: oceanside, california, mark, independent, on with oren kerr. caller: one thing about the fourth amendment on traffic stops because it is often violated. it is interested he mentions california because often in california when your car is stop on the highway or in town you can have your car searched by an officer and it will be searched under the guise that he is looking tpfor your insurance papers or something like that and he won't allow to go back to your car and give him your insurance papers. he has to do it. and i have heard this is something called a protective sear search. as i understand it a protective search is only for somebod
for example the new york court of appeals which is the new york version of the state supreme court said a warrant is required under the new york state constitution for this monitoring. that means the u.s. supreme court can't review the decision because it is only concerned with the u.s. constitution. the effect is to say state police need a warrant, the f.b.i. would not but it not up to the u.s. supreme court so we are a couple of years from that. host: oceanside, california, mark, independent,...
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new york city on the line now, republican. caller: of course it is winnable. we have to expand and go into pakistan and iran. host: lots of comments this morning about iraq as well. here is the front page of the christian science monitor. what now, they right. host: wall street journal reports they are weighing a new solution. what they are saying is that senior politicians were weighing a creation of a new commission that would break the 6-month log jame was failed to secure the formation needed. that's from the wall street journal. host: texas, democrats. caller: i think the taxpayers and military lost nine years ago. i think they are winning big. there's been an extra winner in iran from all of the devastation from iran and afghanistan. i think it is already over. host: utah, is the war winnable? caller: it has to be unless we want to all be converting to is rahm there's no other option. christians keep radical christians in check. we have to take extreme measures. host: rhode island on the republican line. your thoughts caller: i think any war we engage in
new york city on the line now, republican. caller: of course it is winnable. we have to expand and go into pakistan and iran. host: lots of comments this morning about iraq as well. here is the front page of the christian science monitor. what now, they right. host: wall street journal reports they are weighing a new solution. what they are saying is that senior politicians were weighing a creation of a new commission that would break the 6-month log jame was failed to secure the formation...
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host: in "the new york times." coming up after this program at 10:00 on c-span, a discussion at the brookings institution regarding the war in afghanistan. it will hold a panel on the teacher of the war. participants include the former pakistani ambassador to the u.s. as well as all part of a pulitzer prize-winning book "coast woghost wars" which lookt the cia involvement. that is the future of war in afghanistan at the brookings institution that starts at 10:00 and will be live on c-span following this program. capitol heights, md., on the line for independents. tim you are on washington journal." caller: i think the fda is part of the problem. not only the fda, but other government programs. they develop ways to hide the poisons in the tainted food that are in most consumer goods. host: why would f.t.e. want to hide the fact that there is poison or potential dangers in the food production? caller: it is part of the policy of the elite want to put in place. -- why would the fda want to hide the fact that there is
host: in "the new york times." coming up after this program at 10:00 on c-span, a discussion at the brookings institution regarding the war in afghanistan. it will hold a panel on the teacher of the war. participants include the former pakistani ambassador to the u.s. as well as all part of a pulitzer prize-winning book "coast woghost wars" which lookt the cia involvement. that is the future of war in afghanistan at the brookings institution that starts at 10:00 and will be...
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host: margaret in new york on the democratic line. good morning. caller: good morning. good morning. thank you. admiral, i am just going to say what everyone else seems to say which is i am very appreciative of how you are taking these questions and i'm always filled with admiration whenever i hear one of our servicemen. that makes me all but sadder to have to ask you this question because first of all, it seems to me that the dispersent will only make things worse. i'm mott the scientist. i know this question was asked before -- i'm not a scientist. i know the question was asked before. essentially, what's being done is the dispersent is hiding the oil by dispersing it. it's just being added as another tocksant to the gulf. secondly, -- toxant to the gulf. secondly, this may have happened earlier than when you were in the job, i never heard this addressed. b.p. was forbidding the workers to wear masks to protect themselves from the fumes and other effects, and i heard some of them refused and kept wearing the masks. how is it that our government would not protect our c
host: margaret in new york on the democratic line. good morning. caller: good morning. good morning. thank you. admiral, i am just going to say what everyone else seems to say which is i am very appreciative of how you are taking these questions and i'm always filled with admiration whenever i hear one of our servicemen. that makes me all but sadder to have to ask you this question because first of all, it seems to me that the dispersent will only make things worse. i'm mott the scientist. i...
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it has truly given me the key to new york city. it's just constant adventure. >> joining me now is new york city transportation commissioner, jeanette, a bike commuter herself. great to have you on the program. since you've taken the job, you have really shaken things up and that's what i love about this story. you have had a fairly progressive approach to transportation. tell me about that. >> well, it's really about balance. when you think about all of the things that have changed in the city of new york over the past 50 years, crime is down, our schools are much better, the one thing that hasn't changed until recently was our streets. and, you know, no business would still be in business if they hadn't done something different in 50 years and so, player bloomberg has asked us to take a big picture look at what we can do to make our streets more livable, more sustainable, and better for business and that's really what we're in the process of doing. >> you make such a great point because it's true, no changes in 50 years sounds a
it has truly given me the key to new york city. it's just constant adventure. >> joining me now is new york city transportation commissioner, jeanette, a bike commuter herself. great to have you on the program. since you've taken the job, you have really shaken things up and that's what i love about this story. you have had a fairly progressive approach to transportation. tell me about that. >> well, it's really about balance. when you think about all of the things that have changed...